More maths, more regional disparity: England’s A-level results in five charts

Stem subjects most popular among this year's students, who secured higher proportion of A*s than pre-Covid years

Another year, another cohort of A-level students in England experiencing the unique, nerve-racking experience of results day. Yes, the results are in. And for many more students than expected, the news is good.

Here is what we have learned in the course of this year's A-levels ... and be grateful that there will be no exam on it at the end.

Additional contribution by Chris Watson and Tural Ahmedzade